ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE PROBLEMS OF RETURNS OF MOLDOVAN LABOR MIGRANTS
ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE PROBLEMS OF RETURNS OF MOLDOVAN LABOR MIGRANTS

Summary/Abstract: In this article it is analyzed the problem of Moldovan labor migrants returning from the European Union countries. The current economic crisis is affecting the emigration strategies of migrant workers. However, leaving the country does not mean receiving unequivocal return to their home countries. Based on research the author reveals a few basic behaviors of migrants. The article analyzes the underlying causes and motives of people to return to Moldova; it reveals the behavior of transnational migrants. The author concludes that if the main reasons stand out on material and financial reasons, then when returning home the worker is guided primarily on societal reasons. In the article there are deeply used the results of qualitative social research conducted by the author through Moldovan labor migrants in Moldova and in some European Union countries.

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